Saturday, October 1, 2011

UV's Is Good For You


No, I'm not talking about UV rays. I spent a significant portion of my grade-school and high school years sneaking in and out of tanning salons, against my mother's watchful eyes. I'm talking about a different kind of UV light, and it's stronger than a tanning bed, even stronger than the sun. And these kinds of UV's are 100% beneficial for your health. You see, UV's stands for...

Using your Voice  to Un-Victimize yourself.

What does this mean? It means that in every situation - even in situations where we have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused by someone - we have a choice to USE OUR VOICE and in doing so, shift our energy from powerless and victimized to empowered and spoken for.

We can blame others until we are blue in the face but at the end of the day it is only up to us to redirect ourselves on the path we want in life. Yes people can hurt us deeply. Yes, even our own parents, close family members and the people who we relied on to provide for us the basis and foundation of trust and love, can do horrible and disgusting things to us. The people who we relied on and trusted most can betray us. Our best friends can say something hurtful. Our boyfriends or husbands can cheat on us. But at the end of the day, we cannot change what has been done and we most certainly cannot change anyone else.

*This is big: WE CAN NOT CHANGE ANYONE.*

But we can express ourselves, tell people how we feel and stick up for ourselves. We can change and study how we react to what someone else does. We can choose to Un-Victimize ourselves by Using our Voice to fight back, to tell our story, to be real with others and real with ourselves. We can tell the truth. We can get good and angry. We can confront others and confront our demons. We can expose the darkest corridors of our hearts with the light of honesty and openness. We are only as sick as our secrets and the more honest and real we are with the others, the more honest and real we are with ourselves. And the more honest and real we are with ourselves, the more self-aware we are. And the more self-aware we are, the easier it is to handle situations when another person does or says something that hurts us. We can watch and study ourselves and learn what makes us tick, what kinds of people we like to surround ourselves with and how to speak up for ourselves when we are uncomfortable.

The only jointless bone in the body is in our throats. Let's make them the strongest bones we have.  




STRIP ME
Natasha Beddingfield 

Everyday I fight for all my future somethings
A thousand little wars I have to choose between
I could spend a lifetime earning things I don't need
That's like chasing rainbows and coming home empty

And if you strip me, strip it all away
If you strip me, what would you find
If you strip me, strip it all away
I'll be alright

Take what you want steal my pride
Build me up or cut me down to size
Shut me out but I'll just scream
I'm only one voice in a million
But you ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that!

I don't need a microphone yeah
To say what I've been thinking
My heart is like a loudspeaker
That's always on eleven

And if you strip me, strip it all away
If you strip me, what would you find
If you strip me, strip it all away
I'm still the same

Take what you want steal my pride
Build me up or cut me down to size
Shut me out but I'll just scream
I'm only one voice in a million
But you ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that from me
You ain't taking that!

Cause when it all boils down at the end of the day
It's what you do and say that makes you who you are
Makes you think about, think about it doesn't it
Sometimes all it takes is one voice

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